Ever since a home loss to No. 1-ranked Salt Lake Community College late last month, the Midland College women's basketball team has been on a roll.

And the No. 11-ranked Lady Chaparrals are still not playing their best basketball of the season.

On Saturday afternoon, the Lady Chaps cruised past Clarendon College, 84-60, in a Western Junior College Athletic Conference game at Chaparral Center.

With the win, the Lady Chaps (14-2, 2-0) head into the holiday break with some momentum and are riding a five-game winning streak.

Against the Lady Bulldogs, MC not only used its size advantage, but also took advantage of a tough shooting day by Clarendon. The Lady Bulldogs (5-10, 0-2) shot just 30 percent from the floor, including a chilly 15.6 percent from 3-point range.

MC coach Ron Jones believes his team can still play better but was pleased with the win.

“I thought our effort in the first half was really good, but I thought we let up a little bit as we separated, and you never like that,” Jones said. “We also played zone. We haven’t been playing zone. We got some good work out of that but we also had some possessions where we can see that we have a lot more to work on. I’m very happy with the two wins this week to go to 2-0 in conference.”

The Lady Chaps were led by their post players, 6-foot-1 Teneshia Dixon and 6-2 Walnatia Wright, who used their strength and height to power inside the paint. Dixon finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Wright added 17 points and 12 rebounds. Also, 6-2 Lisa Kaempf added 10 boards to go with her six points.

“I seem to think everything starts with our interior,” Jones said. “We score inside. If we’re doubled, we kick it out. We just have to work together.”

Morgan Ashton added 10 for the Lady Chaps.

With her team being off for the next month because of the holiday break, Ashton said it’s good to take some momentum into the layoff.

“Going into the break 2-0 in conference is definitely a confidence boost for us,” said the sophomore guard and Midland Christian grad. “We definitely wanted the break, but we focused on this game today and we came out with a win.”

Ja’lee Carver had 12 points and Ralonda Lewis had 11 for the Lady Bulldogs.

Jones said the Lady Chaps may not play again until Jan. 6 against Ranger College as Southwest Texas Junior College is likely to cancel the Jan. 4 game at Chaparral Center because of a lack of available players.